Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.3° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (30 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (30 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
5
!
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
1.9
S
16
2.2
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2522
3013
3013
1766
2506
1977
1654
1411
1191
999
818
673
564
547
384
425
356
351
250
236
173
133
156
191
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
3:58AM1.65m
4:25PM1.80m
4:40AM1.65m
5:06PM1.80m
5:22AM1.64m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.42m
10:04AM0.35m
10:40PM0.41m
10:48AM0.34m
11:23PM0.40m
11:31AM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
1.9
S
16
2.2
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
Energy kJ
2522
3013
3013
1766
2506
1977
1654
1411
1191
999
818
673
564
547
384
425
356
351
250
236
120
133
156
191
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.2
S
19
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
373
366
292
1019
255
200
160
160
125
125
122
125
125
125
125
125
122
120
120
120
173
125
123
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
265
4
16
6
15
15
6
29
19
108
64
70
49
9
12
12
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
10
12
19
27
37
49
51
35
33
23
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
27
27
27
0
3
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
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